Panama’s next president wants a deal with US on deporting migrants who cross the perilous Darien Gap
9 months ago

Panama’s next president wants a deal with US on deporting migrants who cross the perilous Darien Gap

Associated Press  

LAJAS BLANCAS, Panama — Panama’s President-elect José Raúl Mulino announced on Friday that he wants an agreement with the United States on deporting migrants who cross into the world’s busiest migration route, the perilous Darien Gap, along his country’s border with Colombia. The 65-year-old lawyer, who will take the reins of Panama on Monday, promised during his campaign to shut down the Darien Gap, calling the daily crossings “an odyssey that does not have a reason to exist.” More than half a million people traversed the corridor last year and some 186,000 people are estimated to have crossed so far in 2024, with most of the migrants hailing from Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia and China. On Thursday night, migrants staying in the camp of Lajas Blancas after crossing the Darien, recounted their economic and security difficulties, and several expressed their support of Mulino’s plans to close the migration route. there are thieves, there are deaths, it’s a pity that people lose their lives there.” Mulino has said he will deport migrants who continue crossing the Darien, but experts caution it will be a difficult — and expensive — task.

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Turned away at the U.S. border, Latin American migrants are going home via Panama
1 day, 11 hours ago

Turned away at the U.S. border, Latin American migrants are going home via Panama

NPR  

Turned away at the U.S. border, Latin American migrants are going home via Panama Many Latin American migrants unable to get into the US are now returning to their countries. PERALTA: "The people here don't want the migrants," he says. PERALTA: The fear, says Noriega, is that an open-door policy could lead to tens of thousands or even hundreds of …

Facing pressure from Trump, Costa Rica, Honduras join Panama as stopovers for foreign deportees
1 month, 1 week ago

Facing pressure from Trump, Costa Rica, Honduras join Panama as stopovers for foreign deportees

The Hindu  

A group of families and children hailing from Uzbekistan, China, Afghanistan, Russia and more countries climbed down the stairs of an airplane in Costa Rica's capital Thursday, the first flight of deportees from other nations Costa Rica agreed to hold in detention facilities for the Trump administration while it organised the return back to their countries. The flight of 135 …

Facing pressure from Trump, Costa Rica and Honduras join Panama as stopovers for foreign deportees
1 month, 1 week ago

Facing pressure from Trump, Costa Rica and Honduras join Panama as stopovers for foreign deportees

LA Times  

A group of families and children hailing from Uzbekistan, China, Afghanistan, Russia and more countries walked off an airplane in Costa Rica’s capital, the first flight of deportees from other nations Costa Rica agreed to hold in detention facilities for the U.S. The flight of 135 deportees, half of them children, on Thursday added Costa Rica to a growing list …

Facing pressure from Trump, Costa Rica and Honduras join Panama as stopovers for foreign deportees
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1 month, 1 week ago

Facing pressure from Trump, Costa Rica and Honduras join Panama as stopovers for foreign deportees

Associated Press  

SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica — A group of families and children hailing from Uzbekistan, China, Afghanistan, Russia and more countries climbed down the stairs of an airplane in Costa Rica’s capital Thursday, the first flight of deportees from other nations Costa Rica agreed to hold in detention facilities for the Trump administration while it organized the return back to their …

US deports 119 migrants from a variety of nations to Panama
1 month, 2 weeks ago

US deports 119 migrants from a variety of nations to Panama

Associated Press  

PANAMA CITY — Panama has received the first U.S. flight carrying deportees from other nations as the Trump administration takes Panama up on its offer to act as a stopover for expelled migrants, the Central American nation’s president said Thursday. “Yesterday a flight from the United States Air Force arrived with 119 people from diverse nationalities of the world,” President …

US Secy of State Rubio says El Salvador to accept deportees of any nationality, including Americans
1 month, 3 weeks ago

US Secy of State Rubio says El Salvador to accept deportees of any nationality, including Americans

New Indian Express  

Rubio arrived in San Salvador shortly after watching a US-funded deportation flight with 43 migrants leave from Panama for Colombia. That came a day after Rubio delivered a warning to Panama that unless the government moved immediately to eliminate China's presence at the Panama Canal, the US would act to do so. The agreement Rubio described for El Salvador to …

Stranded in Mexico City, these migrants hoping to reach the United States have no good options
2 months ago

Stranded in Mexico City, these migrants hoping to reach the United States have no good options

LA Times  

A sense of despair has engulfed the migrant camp of La Soledad, named after the colonial-era church that towers over the shantytown in downtown Mexico City. Jormaris Figuera Fernández, 42, and her husband, Jesus Manuel Marquez Murillo, 31, both from Venezuela, at their shanty in La Soledad migrant camp in downtown Mexico City. “We came here with a dream, with …

Panama reports sharp drop in irregular migration through Darien Gap
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Panama reports sharp drop in irregular migration through Darien Gap

Al Jazeera  

The Central American country notched a 41 percent decline in Darien Gap crossings in 2024 over the previous year. The number of migrants and asylum seekers traversing the Darien Gap — the treacherous strip of jungle connecting South and North America — has fallen by nearly 41 percent in the last year. “We work every day to ensure that illegal …

Panama says jungle crossing of U.S.-bound migrants down nearly 40%
4 months, 1 week ago

Panama says jungle crossing of U.S.-bound migrants down nearly 40%

Raw Story  

The number of U.S.-bound migrants passing through the Darien jungle has fallen by 39 percent so far this year, with a total of 294,000 attempting the dangerous journey since January, Panama's president said Thursday. In the same period last year, the number was 482,000 people crossing the jungle that separates Colombia and Panama, according to official data. "There has been …

Migrants crossing the Darien heard of Donald Trump’s victory — and picked up the pace
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Migrants crossing the Darien heard of Donald Trump’s victory — and picked up the pace

Associated Press  

BAJO CHIQUITO, Panama — Jesús Chávez, a 34-year-old pastry chef from Barquisimeto, Venezuela, arrived in this small village at Panama’s edge of the Darien jungle on Friday. Nelson Pacheco holds the baby of a fellow Venezuelan migrant who are part of a group who walked across the Darien Gap from Colombia as they make their way north to the United …

Migration through Darien Gap increased in September, led by Venezuelans after the election
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Migration through Darien Gap increased in September, led by Venezuelans after the election

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The number of migrants crossing …

Biden's migrant 'super-highway' revealed: Millions in US taxpayer cash turned the world's deadliest smuggling route into a 'safe' passage... how TODD BENSMAN was threatened for exposing it
6 months ago

Biden's migrant 'super-highway' revealed: Millions in US taxpayer cash turned the world's deadliest smuggling route into a 'safe' passage... how TODD BENSMAN was threatened for exposing it

Daily Mail  

CAPURGANA, Colombia – 'Hey! I'd come to Capurgana, a dusty seaside village on the northwest coast of Colombia to investigate international efforts to shut down one of the world's most notorious human smuggling routes – the Darien Gap. They're met on the docks by foot soldiers of the Gaitanist Self-Defense Forces of Colombia, a powerful paramilitary drug-trafficking cartel that rules …

Panama deports 130 Indian 'irregular' migrants under US-backed repatriation deal
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Panama deports 130 Indian 'irregular' migrants under US-backed repatriation deal

India Today  

Panama on Friday deported 130 Indian irregular migrants who had entered the country via the inhospitable Darien jungle, under a deal on repatriations signed with the United States in July. At the same press conference, US Security Attache for Central America Marlen Pineiro said Washington was "very grateful to the government of Panama for all this support," adding that: "Irregular …

Panama deports 29 Colombians on first US-funded flight
7 months, 1 week ago

Panama deports 29 Colombians on first US-funded flight

Associated Press  

PANAMA CITY — Panama deported 29 Colombians on Tuesday on a flight that the government said was the first paid for by the United States under an agreement the two countries signed in July. But at least for now, Panama is not able to deport Venezuelans because the relationship between the countries has turned tense since Panama — like most …

Panama deports 29 Colombian migrants from Darien Gap under US deal
7 months, 1 week ago

Panama deports 29 Colombian migrants from Darien Gap under US deal

Al Jazeera  

First group of migrants has been deported under agreement on migrant repatriations signed with the US in July. Panama has deported 29 Colombians with alleged criminal records who had entered the country through the inhospitable Darien Gap, applying for the first time a deal on migrant repatriations signed with the United States in July. Panama President Jose Raul Mulino, who …

Panama arrests 15 people for smuggling Chinese migrants through the Darien Gap
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Panama arrests 15 people for smuggling Chinese migrants through the Darien Gap

The Independent  

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Panama president says repatriation of migrants crossing the Darien Gap will be voluntary
8 months, 1 week ago

Panama president says repatriation of migrants crossing the Darien Gap will be voluntary

Associated Press  

PANAMA CITY — Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino said Thursday that migrants entering Panama through the treacherous Darien Gap will only be sent back to their countries if they agree to do so, potentially diminishing the impact of stricter immigration enforcement Mulino had pushed. Mulino said by way of explanation Thursday that processes for repatriation are governed by international agreements, …

Panama president says repatriation of migrants crossing the Darien Gap will be voluntary
8 months, 1 week ago

Panama president says repatriation of migrants crossing the Darien Gap will be voluntary

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Panama's President José Raúl Mulino …

Panama says migration through border with Colombia is down since President Mulino took office
8 months, 1 week ago

Panama says migration through border with Colombia is down since President Mulino took office

Associated Press  

PANAMA CITY — Migration through the Darien Gap dividing Colombia and Panama has declined significantly this month since Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino took office and ordered authorities to get control of the dense jungle frontier, the country’s border police said Wednesday. The agency’s director general, Jorge Gobea, attributed the reduction to the installation of about 3 miles of barbed …

Panama's New President Vows To Stop Migration Through Darien Gap
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Panama's New President Vows To Stop Migration Through Darien Gap

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING PANAMA CITY — José Raúl Mulino was sworn in Monday as Panama’s next president, facing pressure to slow irregular migration through the Darien Gap that connects his country with Colombia. “I understand that there are deep-rooted reasons for migration, but each country has to resolve its problems.” New Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino gives a speech at …

Panama's new president vows to end migrant 'transit'
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Panama's new president vows to end migrant 'transit'

Raw Story  

Jose Raul Mulino was sworn in Monday as Panama's new president, with the right-leaning leader pledging to make his Central American country no longer a "transit" point for US-bound undocumented migrants. More than half a million undocumented migrants passed through the so-called Darien Gap last year -- subject to abuses criticized by rights groups. Following the ceremony, he signed an …

José Raúl Mulino sworn in as Panama’s new president, promises to stop migration through Darien Gap
8 months, 4 weeks ago

José Raúl Mulino sworn in as Panama’s new president, promises to stop migration through Darien Gap

Associated Press  

PANAMA CITY — José Raúl Mulino was sworn in Monday as Panama’s next president, facing pressure to slow irregular migration through the Darien Gap that connects his country with Colombia. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas had signed a memorandum of understanding Monday with Panama’s Foreign Affairs Minister Javier Martínez-Acha in which the U.S. government committed to covering the cost of …

José Raúl Mulino is sworn in as Panama's new president
8 months, 4 weeks ago

José Raúl Mulino is sworn in as Panama's new president

The Independent  

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US and Panama sign agreement that aims to close the Darién Gap to ‘illegal migrants’
8 months, 4 weeks ago

US and Panama sign agreement that aims to close the Darién Gap to ‘illegal migrants’

CNN  

CNN — The US and Panama have signed an agreement on immigration issues that aims to “close the passage of illegal migrants” through the Darién Gap, the Central American government announced Monday. “In the agreement signed today by the Panamanian Foreign Minister Javier Martínez-Acha and the Secretary of Homeland Security of the United States Alejandro Mayorcas, the US government undertakes …

Panama’s next president meets migrants at the Darien Gap, promises to shut down the perilous route
9 months ago

Panama’s next president meets migrants at the Darien Gap, promises to shut down the perilous route

The Independent  

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Panama’s next president says he’ll try to shut down one of the world’s busiest migration routes
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Panama’s next president says he’ll try to shut down one of the world’s busiest migration routes

LA Times  

Migrants cross a river during their journey through the Darien Gap from Colombia into Panama. As he had suggested during his campaign, the 64-year-old lawyer and former security minister said he would try to end “the Darien odyssey that does not have a reason to exist.” The migrant route through the narrow isthmus grew exponentially in popularity in recent years …

Panama's next president says he'll try to shut down one of world's busiest migration routes
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Panama's next president says he'll try to shut down one of world's busiest migration routes

The Hindu  

Panama is on the verge of a dramatic change to its immigration policy that could reverberate from the dense Darien jungle to the U.S. border. “People migrate for many reasons and frequently don't have safe, orderly and legal ways to do it,” said Giuseppe Loprete, chief of mission in Panama for the UN's International Organisation for Immigration. “When the legal …

Panama’s next president says he’ll try to shut down one of the world’s busiest migration routes
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Panama’s next president says he’ll try to shut down one of the world’s busiest migration routes

Associated Press  

PANAMA CITY — Panama is on the verge of a dramatic change to its immigration policy that could reverberate from the dense Darien jungle to the U.S. border. “People migrate for many reasons and frequently don’t have safe, orderly and legal ways to do it,” said Giuseppe Loprete, chief of mission in Panama for the U.N.'s International Organization for Immigration. …

Panama's next president says he'll try to shut down one of the world's busiest migration routes
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Panama's next president says he'll try to shut down one of the world's busiest migration routes

The Independent  

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Mexico tightens travel rules on Peruvians in a show of visa diplomacy to slow migration to US
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexico tightens travel rules on Peruvians in a show of visa diplomacy to slow migration to US

Associated Press  

BOULEVARD, Calif. — Julia Paredes believed her move to the United States might be now or never. Senior U.S. officials, speaking to reporters ahead of a meeting of top diplomats from about 20 countries in the Western hemisphere this week in Guatemala, applauded Mexico’s crackdown on air travel from Peru and called visa requirements an important tool to jointly confront …

Panama’s leading presidential candidate is a late entry promising a return to better times
11 months ago

Panama’s leading presidential candidate is a late entry promising a return to better times

Associated Press  

PANAMA CITY — The leading candidate to be Panama’s next president is a last-minute stand-in who promises to return the Central American country to a boom time that experts say will be difficult to recapture. José Raúl Mulino, a maritime lawyer and former security minister, was thrust to the top of the presidential ticket after Panama’s electoral authorities ruled former …

Panama's leading presidential candidate is a late entry promising a return to better times
11 months ago

Panama's leading presidential candidate is a late entry promising a return to better times

New Indian Express  

PANAMA CITY: The leading candidate to be Panama’s next president is a last-minute stand-in who promises to return the Central American country to a boom time that experts say will be difficult to recapture. José Raúl Mulino, a maritime lawyer and former security minister, was thrust to the top of the presidential ticket after Panama’s electoral authorities ruled former President …

Panama and Colombia fail to protect migrants on Darien jungle route, Human Rights Watch says
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Panama and Colombia fail to protect migrants on Darien jungle route, Human Rights Watch says

Associated Press  

BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia and Panama are failing to protect hundreds of thousands of migrants who cross the Darien jungle on their way to the U.S. and have become increasingly vulnerable to robberies and sexual violence, Human Rights Watch said in a report published on Wednesday. “Whatever the reason for their journey, migrants and asylum-seekers crossing the Darien Gap are …

Panama and Colombia fail to protect migrants on Darien jungle route, Human Rights Watch says
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Panama and Colombia fail to protect migrants on Darien jungle route, Human Rights Watch says

The Independent  

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Colombia and Panama failing to protect migrants in Darien Gap: HRW
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Colombia and Panama failing to protect migrants in Darien Gap: HRW

Al Jazeera  

Human Rights Watch has urged the two countries to ensure the safety of people crossing the dangerous migration route. Colombia and Panama have failed to protect hundreds of thousands of migrants and asylum seekers crossing a dangerous yet popular jungle migration route between the two countries, Human Rights Watch has said. “Whatever the reason for their journey, migrants and asylum …

Panama and Colombia fail to protect migrants on Darien jungle route, Human Rights Watch says
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Panama and Colombia fail to protect migrants on Darien jungle route, Human Rights Watch says

LA Times  

Haitian migrants wade through water as they cross the Darien Gap in Panama from Colombia in hopes of reaching the United States. Colombia and Panama are failing to protect hundreds of thousands of migrants who cross the Darien jungle on their way to the U.S. and have become increasingly vulnerable to robberies and sexual violence, Human Rights Watch said in …

Migrant brawl at reception center in Panama's Darien region destroys shelter
1 year ago

Migrant brawl at reception center in Panama's Darien region destroys shelter

The Independent  

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Migration through the Darien Gap is cut off following the capture of boat captains in Colombia
1 year, 1 month ago

Migration through the Darien Gap is cut off following the capture of boat captains in Colombia

The Independent  

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The jungle between Colombia and Panama becomes a highway for migrants from around the world
1 year, 3 months ago

The jungle between Colombia and Panama becomes a highway for migrants from around the world

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Once nearly impenetrable for migrants heading north from Latin America, the jungle between Colombia and Panama this year became a speedy but still treacherous highway for hundreds of thousands of people from around the world. Dana Graber Ladek, the Mexico chief for the United Nation’s International Organization for Migration, said migration flows through the region this year …

Jungle between Colombia and Panama becomes highway for hundreds of thousands from around the world
1 year, 3 months ago

Jungle between Colombia and Panama becomes highway for hundreds of thousands from around the world

The Independent  

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Caravan of 3,000 migrants blocks highway in southern Mexico
1 year, 4 months ago

Caravan of 3,000 migrants blocks highway in southern Mexico

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — About 3,000 migrants from Central America, Venezuela, Cuba and Haiti on Wednesday blocked traffic on one of Mexico’s main southern highways to demand transit or exit visas to reach the U.S. border. The contingent, including many women and children, later stopped walking at Huixtla, another town in the southern state of Chiapas, where they tried to get …

Central America scrambles as the international community fails to find solution to record migration
1 year, 5 months ago

Central America scrambles as the international community fails to find solution to record migration

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “There are tons of Venezuelans …

Panama, Costa Rica agree to a plan to speed migrants passing through from Darien Gap
1 year, 5 months ago

Panama, Costa Rica agree to a plan to speed migrants passing through from Darien Gap

Associated Press  

PANAMA CITY — Panama and Costa Rica announced a plan to quickly bus thousands of migrants through Panama to the Costa Rican border, as the countries continue to grapple with a steady increase in the number of migrants moving through the jungle-clad Darien Gap. Panama hopes the new plan will disrupt the smuggling networks that charge migrants to get through …

Panama, Costa Rica agree to a plan to speed migrants passing through from Darien Gap
1 year, 5 months ago

Panama, Costa Rica agree to a plan to speed migrants passing through from Darien Gap

The Independent  

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Migrants pass quickly through once impenetrable Darien jungle as governments scramble for answers
1 year, 5 months ago

Migrants pass quickly through once impenetrable Darien jungle as governments scramble for answers

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Panama to increase deportations in face of record migration through the Darien Gap
1 year, 6 months ago

Panama to increase deportations in face of record migration through the Darien Gap

Associated Press  

PANAMA CITY — Panama will increase infrastructure in the jungle area along its shared border with Colombia known as the Darien Gap — as well as ramp up deportations — to contain a record-breaking flow of migrants passing through there this year, Panama’s immigration chief said Friday. National Immigration Authority Director Samira Gozaine said President Laurentino Cortizo had authorized hiring …

Panama to increase deportations, efforts to halt Darien Gap crossings
1 year, 6 months ago

Panama to increase deportations, efforts to halt Darien Gap crossings

Al Jazeera  

Record numbers have crossed the Darien Gap, a strip of jungle between Panama and Colombia once seen as impassable. The Central American nation of Panama has announced new measures to crack down on migrants and asylum seekers entering the country, as a record number of people attempt to cross the inhospitable Darien Gap. On Friday, Panamanian authorities said that they …

Panama eyes new measures as flow of migrants through Darien Gap hits 300,000 so far this year
1 year, 7 months ago

Panama eyes new measures as flow of migrants through Darien Gap hits 300,000 so far this year

Associated Press  

PANAMA CITY — The government of Panama said Thursday it will launch a new campaign to stem the flow of migrants through the dangerous, jungle-clad Darien Gap, after crossings hit 300,000 so far this year. The plan, named “Darien is a jungle, not a road,” will be launched next week, officials said, but they could barely hide their frustration with …

Panama eyes new measures as flow of migrants through Darien Gap hits 300,000 so far this year
1 year, 7 months ago

Panama eyes new measures as flow of migrants through Darien Gap hits 300,000 so far this year

LA Times  

Migrants sit under a sign marking the Panama-Colombia border during their trek across the Darien Gap in May. The government of Panama said Thursday it will launch a new campaign to stem the flow of migrants through the dangerous, jungle-clad Darien Gap, after crossings hit 300,000 so far this year. The plan, named “Darien is a jungle, not a road,” …

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